Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 52, Shloka 80
गङ्गातरणम्, सुमन्त्र-प्रतिनिवर्तनम्, जटाधारणम्
Crossing the Gaṅgā; Sumantra’s Return; Adoption of Ascetic Signs
अनुज्ञाय सुमन्त्रं च सबलं चैव तं गुहम्।आस्थाय नावं रामस्तु चोदयामास नाविकान्।।2.52.80।।
anujñāya sumantraṃ ca sabalaṃ caiva taṃ guham | āsthāya nāvaṃ rāmas tu codayāmāsa nāvikān || 2.52.80 ||
စုမန္တရနှင့် ဂုဟာကို သူ၏လူတပ်နှင့်တကွ ခွင့်ပြု၍ လွှတ်တော်မူပြီးနောက်၊ ရာမသည် လှေပေါ်တက်ကာ လှေမောင်းသူတို့ကို ရှေ့သို့ ဆက်လက်မောင်းနှင်ရန် တိုက်တွန်းအမိန့်ပေး၏။
Having permitted Sumantra and Guha with his army to leave, Rama seated on the boat urged the boatmen to proceed.
FAQs
Considerate leadership: Rāma formally releases helpers from further burden, balancing duty with compassion and propriety.
Rāma dismisses Sumantra and Guha’s contingent and begins the river crossing by boat.
Rāma’s courteous authority—he directs action while honoring relationships and obligations.